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MENG 372 Position Analysis: All Figures Taken From Design of Machinery, 3 Ed. Robert Norton 2003
MENG 372 Position Analysis: All Figures Taken From Design of Machinery, 3 Ed. Robert Norton 2003
MENG 372 Position Analysis: All Figures Taken From Design of Machinery, 3 Ed. Robert Norton 2003
Chapter 4
Position Analysis
All figures taken from Design of Machinery, 3rd ed. Robert Norton
2003
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Coordinate Systems
• Cartesian (Rx, Ry)
• Polar (RA, )
• Converting between the two
R A Rx 2 R y 2 Rx R A cos
arctan R y Rx R y R A sin
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Graphical Position Analysis of
Linkages
Given the length of the links (a,b,c,d), the ground
position, and 2. Find 3 and 4
b
B
c
b
A 3
c
a
2 4
d
O2 O4
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Graphical Linkage Analysis
b
• Draw an arc of radius b, c
centered at A
• Draw an arc of radius c,
B1
centered at O4
b
• The intersections are the A 3
two possible positions for c
the linkage, open and a
crossed 2 d 4
O2 O4
B2 5
Algebraic Position Analysis
Obtain coordinates of point A:
Ax a cos 2
Ay a sin 2
c 2 Bx d B y
2 2
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Complex Numbers as Vectors
• We can plot complex numbers on the real-
imaginary plane
• Euler identity e±i=cos ± i sin
• Cartesian form: RAcos + i RAsin
• Polar form: RAei Imaginary
Real
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Analytical Position Analysis
• Given: link lengths a,b,c and d, (the motor
position)
• Find: the unknown angles and
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Analytical Position Analysis
Write
the vector
loop
equation:
R2 R3 R4 R1 0
(Positive from tail to tip)
Substitute with complex vectors
aei 2 bei 3 cei 4 dei1 0
t
Multiplying by t and collecting terms gives:
0 Z ct ZZ c b t Zc
2 2 2
Quadratic equation in t
• In MATLAB, 0 Z ct ZZ c b t Zc
2 2 2
Zc=conj(Z) B1
t=roots([Zc*c,Z*Zc+c^2-b^2,Z*c]) b
A 3
• 4=angle(t), 3=angle(s) c
• Two solutions relate to the a
open and crossed 2 d 4
positions O2 O4
B2 12
MATLAB
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Type in your commands here … or
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>> a=2; b=3; c=4; d=5;
>> th1=0; th2=60*pi/180; >> th4=angle(t)*180/pi
>> z=-a*exp(i*th2)+d*exp(i*th1)
th4 =
z= B
4.0000 - 1.7321i 114.7975
-161.6240 b
>> zc=conj(z)
A 3
>> th3=angle(s)*180/pi
zc = c
4.0000 + 1.7321i
th3 =
>> t=roots([zc*c,z*zc+c^2-b^2,z*c]) a
39.2750
2 4
t= -86.1015 d
-0.4194 + 0.9078i
-0.9490 - 0.3153i O2 O4
>> s=(z+c*t)/b
s=
0.7741 + 0.6330i
0.0680 - 0.9977i
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Inverted Crank Slider linkage
• Given: link lengths a, c and d, (the motor
position), and the angle between the slider and rod
• Find: the unknown angles and and length b
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Inverted Crank Slider linkage
• Write the vector loop equation
R2 R3 R4 R1 0
• Substitute with complex vectors
ae i 2 be i 3 cei 4 de i1 0
• Geometry keeps
3 4
• so
i 2 i 4 i 4 i1
ae be ce de 0
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Inverted Crank Slider
i 2 i 4 i 4 i1
ae be ce de 0
• Grouping knowns and unknowns
i 4 i 4 i 2 i1
be ce ae de Z
i 4 i
• Calling s e and t e
• Gives bst cs Z s (bt c)
• Taking the conjugate to get the second equation
1 1
s (bt c) Z b c
s t
• Multiplying the two gives
1 2
b bc t c ZZ
2
t 17
Inverted Crank Slider
1 2
b bc t c ZZ
2
t
• The solution is a quadratic
equation in b
1
0 b c t b c ZZ
2 2
t
• Which has a solution of
2
c t 1 t 1 c 2 4 c 2 ZZ
t t
b
2
• b=roots([1 c*(t+1/t),c^2-Z*Zc])
Z
• Once b is known, s can be found using s
bt c
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Crank Slider Mechanism
• Given: link lengths a, b and c, (the motor
position)
• Find: the unknown angle and length d
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4.8 Linkages of More than Four Bars
• Geared fivebar linkage
• vector loop equation
R2 R3 R4 R5 R1 0
• Complex vectors
i 2 i 3 i 4
ae be ce
i 5
de f 0
• Separate unknowns and knowns (5=)
i 3 i 4 i 2 i 5 (same eqn.
be ce ae de f Z
as 4bar)
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Sixbar Linkages
• Watt’s sixbar can be solved as 2 fourbar linkages
• R1R2R3R4, then R5R6R7R8
• R4 and R5 have a constant angle between them
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Sixbar Linkages
• Stephenson’s sixbar can sometimes be solved as a
fourbar and then a fivebar linkage
• R1R2R3R4, then R4R5R6R7R8
• R3 and R5 have a constant angle between them
• If motor is at O6 you have to solve eqns. simultaneously
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Position of any Point on a Linkage
• Once the unknown angles have been found it is
easy to find any position on the linkage
• For point S
Rs=sei( + )
2 2
• For point P
RP=aei +pei ( + )
2 3 3
• For point U
RU=d +uei ( + ) 4 4
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Using MATLAB (Spring 2007)
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Transmission Angle
• Extreme value of transmission angle when links 1
and 2 are aligned
b c d a arccos
2 2 2 2 2
b c d a 2
1 arccos 2
2bc 2bc
Extended
Overlapped
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Toggle Position
• Caused by the colinearity of links 3 and 4.
a 2
d 2
b 2
c 2
bc
2toggle cos
1
0 2toggle
2ad ad
• For a non-Grashof linkage, only one of the values
between the () will be between –1 and 1
Overlapped
2
Extended
2
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